Lesson 1 Gospel Hope
Testimony
Anna writes, "I found this course over two years ago. At that time, I was busy with a betrayal trauma support group, so I decided I didn't need this material. Fast forward two years, and in pain and anger, I said to my husband, "There is no way out of this for me. I will be trapped in this pain forever. You should have thought this through and thought about me before deciding to go down this path. There is no healing from this. I just have to learn to survive it and live the rest of my life in pain." That is where I was when I started A United Front 30 days ago. I was angry, bitter, and filled with hate. I was lost in my pain and was losing hope of it ever getting better.
I learned through this course that I was focusing on the wrong thing - my pain. My focus needed to be where true hope and healing are found - Jesus Christ. I started this course with a huge weight. Little by little, the beauty of Christ and His work on the cross was revealed to me. I was learning how I betrayed Christ, and how He loved me so much He rescued me. I was learning lessons on forgiveness, humility, patience, and taking my thoughts captive. There were so many practical and powerful lessons. At each stop on the way, I was able to drop a little bit of the pain I was feeling. Each day the weight was getting lighter and lighter as I was learning the truth of Jesus Christ and who I was in Him. I was able to see myself and my husband accurately. I was no longer the "good one," and he the "bad one." We were both sinners in a battle fighting together for our marriage. And I can clearly see my husband is not my enemy.
Thirty days ago, I started this course a bitter, angry woman being crushed under the weight of pain, but I'm leaving this course a kinder, more compassionate woman filled with the love and hope of Christ. My husband said it best the other day when he said, "it's so nice to see you smile and laugh again."
I recommend this course. If you are considering this course, please know that hope is not lost. This course will help. I had tried trauma groups, counseling, and was no better off, but the Gospel is powerful and life-changing. Who better to go to for help and healing than the One who created you."